Are you a person of great strength? You see power lifters and other athletes who put great effort into developing their muscles, and they can do feats of great strength, but there are few who can perform at this level. Is there another type of strength available to everyone? How secure are you in your identity that you can resist a sales pitch that offers a false promise for a better life if you buy their product? How willing are you to stand by your convictions even when you are surrounded by those who do not agree? Are you able to live a life consistent with what you profess?

Are you familiar with the concept of cheerleaders? They generate enthusiasm for the team but don’t play the game. Have you ever heard the concept extended beyond sports? You could refer to who provide encouragement and enthusiasm in this way, and you have seen this in practice. Do you have cheerleaders of your own? Would you welcome a support team that believed in you and was on your side no matter what? If you don’t have this, have you been tempted to attempt these things on your own behalf? How did that work out?

Have you ever heard the phrase, a dream come true? This is a common phrase. Have you ever heard it used in a negative sense? It is used to describe the fulfillment of the desires of your heart. Have you ever heard it used in reference to the stories that play out in your mind while you sleep at night? Would you be so eager to see those dreams come true? Yet have you noticed that everyone in the Bible took their dreams seriously, as though I was trying to communicate relevant truth for their lives?

What is your doctrinal position concerning me? Do you affirm that I was fully both human and divine? Both of these are important. Most people on earth saw me as human only. For those rare few that understood I said that flesh and blood had not revealed this to them, but my Father in heaven. Do you see me as only spiritual? There is a human tendency to separate the spiritual from the physical, creating separate realms. Have you met people who detach their spirituality from the reality of this world? I proved this was not necessary or desirable.